Michigan State is a team that could help its seeding greatly in the coming days. There is plenty at stake over these final hours leading up to Selection Sunday, especially in the major conferences where so many schools are within a few games of one another in the standings. John’s are four teams close to a play-in appearance, but haven’t done enough to warrant a First Four bid from the selection committee yet.Įxpect many of these programs to shuffle places over the final few days leading up to Selection Sunday based on their performances in their respective conference tournaments.
Lunardi is predicting that Michigan State, Louisville, Georgia Tech and VCU are safe for now and should get a spot in the 64-team bracket, but none can afford an ugly loss so close to the finish line. 11 or 12 seed-while those that would be the last few on the outside looking in include Utah State, Saint Louis, Syracuse and Seton Hall, at least according to ESPN’s bracketology expert Joe Lunardi. Some schools that may skate into the Big Dance by the skin of their teeth include Drake, Boise State, Colorado State and Xavier-all likely to be First Four participants competing for a No. That puts the Wolverines well ahead of the Fighting Illini (+1100), Hawkeyes (+1600) and Buckeyes (+2800) at this juncture. 1 seed-by winning the conference tourney, they believe Michigan has the best chance of them all to win the 2021 NCAA Tournament at +575 odds. While the bookies feel any of those four teams have a realistic shot at getting an automatic bid-and likely a No. 1 seed despite losing two of their last three games, but Iowa is surging up the rankings and put itself in a position to lead a region if it can stay hot this week. The Wolverines still have a chance to earn a No. Illinois is in the driver’s seat after upsetting Michigan last Tuesday and finishing the regular season with a strong win over Ohio State, although the Big Ten Tournament will bring much more clarity to the situation. The remainder of the top seeds are still up for grabs, but it now appears quite likely that Baylor ends up as one and some combination of powerhouse Big Ten teams end up leading the rest of the regions. Oddsmakers believe the Bulldogs are a cut above the rest of the field, installing them as a +225 favorite-well ahead of Baylor, the school with the second-best odds at +425-to cut down the last set of nets at the conclusion of the Final Four in Indianapolis. 1 overall seed after wrapping up an undefeated romp through the regular season and WCC Tournament, bringing an unblemished 26-0 record into the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga is almost assuredly going to be tabbed as the No.
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